Severe Thunderstorm Warning 119, NWS Shreveport, LA

030 
WWUS54 KSHV 271401
SVSSHV

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
901 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016

LAC043-069-127-271415-
/O.CON.KSHV.SV.W.0119.000000T0000Z-160427T1415Z/
NATCHITOCHES LA-WINN LA-GRANT LA-
901 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN NATCHITOCHES...SOUTHERN WINN AND WESTERN GRANT
PARISHES...

AT 901 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTH OF
WINNFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLFAX...DRY PRONG...GEORGETOWN...ATLANTA...WILLIANA...LAKE IATT AND
ROCHELLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
A BUILDING. THIS STORM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT
PROPERTY DAMAGE.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3162 9277 3167 9276 3181 9293 3182 9234
      3181 9236 3178 9236 3176 9234 3171 9237
      3148 9269 3149 9270 3152 9272 3159 9273
TIME...MOT...LOC 1401Z 233DEG 34KT 3172 9263 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
657 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016

.AVIATION...
FOR THE 27/12Z TAFS...A MIX BAG OF FLIGHT CATEGORIES ACROSS THE
TAF SITES THIS MORNING AS STRONG CONVECTION CONTINUES TO MOVE
ACROSS THE REGION. THIS CONVECTION WILL EVENTUALLY WEAKEN AS IT
SHIFTS FARTHER EAST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. MOST OF THE
CONVECTION WILL EXIT THE REGION AROUND MIDDAY INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON...BUT ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
SHV/MLU/ELD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND LATE EVENING HOURS. THE REST
OF THE SITES WILL HAVE IMPROVING CIGS BACK INTO THE VFR CATEGORY.
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD AND WILL
VEER SLIGHTLY TO THE SW AS THE FRONT APPROACHES BEFORE IT STALLS
OUT LATER TONIGHT...WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER
28/00Z. /20/

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 554 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016/

DISCUSSION...
THIS MORNING WATER VAPOR LOOP AND SATELLITE DATA SHOWED THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SPINNING OVER KANSAS WITH AN ASSOCIATED
BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS/SQUALL LINE OUT AHEAD OF THE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THAT EXTENDED SOUTH ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND
TEXAS PAN HANDLES AND ACROSS WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL...INTO SOUTH
TEXAS. THIS BAND WILL WEAKEN DURING THE DAY AS IT LOSES ENERGY
FROM THE UPPER PUSH. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SURFACE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PLAINS TRAILED SOUTH THROUGH OKLAHOMA
AND TEXAS NEAR THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS. THIS COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE SHIFTING EAST AND INTO THE FOUR STATE REGION LATE TODAY
AND DURING THE EVENING AND WILL BE A FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL
DEVELOPMENT. THE COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BECOME NEARLY
STATIONARY OVERNIGHT AND ON THURSDAY WITH RAIN CHANCES OCCURRING
OVER THE SOUTHERN ZONES. THE WESTERN END OF THE STATIONARY
BOUNDARY WILL BE LIFTING BACK NORTH DURING THE NIGHT THURSDAY AS
THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS SOUTH ACROSS THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST AND SWINGS TO THE EAST AND OUT INTO THE ROCKIES.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS START TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD OVER THE
FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE
NEXT SURFACE LOW SHIFTS INTO THE PLAINS WITH A TRAILING DRY LINE
FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER COLD FRONT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR
THROUGH THE LATE WEEK AND WEEKEND WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL POSSIBLE. THIS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. THE RAINS WILL
END FOR THE START OF THE WORK WEEK...BUT DURING THE FIRST HALF OF
THE WEEK ANOTHER UPPER LOW TAKES SHAPE OVER THE WESTERN STATES AND
MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ADDITIONAL MID WEEK CONVECTION. /06/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  84  65  86  68 /  70  20  10  50
MLU  82  67  86  68 /  80  30  10  20
DEQ  82  58  85  64 /  20  10  10  40
TXK  84  62  85  66 /  50  10  10  50
ELD  81  64  85  66 /  80  20  10  30
TYR  85  63  86  68 /  20  10  10  60
GGG  85  64  86  68 /  20  10  10  50
LFK  84  67  88  70 /  80  20  20  40

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
LA...NONE.
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
805 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-271700-
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-
COLUMBIA-UNION-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-DE SOTO-
RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-
GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-
MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-
PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE-
805 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND EAST AND NORTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE TAPERING OFF
DURING LATE MORNING AND NEAR MID DAY...BUT ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT
OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
INTO THE EVENING WITH THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT DURING MAXIMUM
HEATING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

A COLD FRONT WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE FOUR STATE
REGION LATE THURSDAY AND OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE AREA. A THREAT OF LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS WITH ISOLATED
TORNADOES...ALONG WITH A FLASH FLOOD THREAT DEVELOPING AS SEVERAL
ROUNDS AND DAYS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL SPREAD THROUGH.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM FRIDAY INTO THE LATE WEEKEND WILL RANGE FROM
4 TO NEAR 8 INCHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO
OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND OVERNIGHT.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
608 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW JACKSONVILLE       31.91N  95.32W
04/27/2016                   CHEROKEE           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPORTS ROAD CLOSURE ON FM ROAD
            747...4 MILES SOUTH OF US HWY 79...DUE TO LARGE TREE
            ACROSS THE ROAD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER SHV1600384

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
612 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0403 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE RUSK               31.78N  95.12W
04/27/2016                   CHEROKEE           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPORTS TREE DOWN ACROSS US HWY
            69...JUST SOUTH OF THE CITY OF RUSK.

&&

EVENT NUMBER SHV1600385

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
625 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0403 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WSW GALLATIN          31.88N  95.22W
04/27/2016                   CHEROKEE           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPORTS TREE DOWN ON US HWY 69 NEAR
            THE SEVEN MILE HILL AREA...BETWEEN THE CITIES OF
            JACKSONVILLE AND RUSK.

&&

EVENT NUMBER SHV1600386

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
725 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016

LAZ012-271300-
BIENVILLE LA-
725 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN BIENVILLE PARISH
UNTIL 800 AM CDT...

AT 714 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 17
MILES WEST OF JONESBORO AND EAST OF GOLDONNA...MOVING WEST AT 55 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SALINE...LUCKY AND FRIENDSHIP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3221 9280 3218 9280 3216 9282 3215 9282
      3215 9315 3221 9312 3230 9279 3224 9277
TIME...MOT...LOC 1214Z 076DEG 47KT 3218 9300

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
751 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016

LAZ014-271330-
OUACHITA LA-
751 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN OUACHITA PARISH
UNTIL 830 AM CDT...

AT 751 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
MONROE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MONROE...CLAIBORNE...WEST MONROE...BROWNSVILLE-BAWCOM...
BROWNSVILLE-BAWCOMVILLE...SWARTZ...RICHWOOD...STERLINGTON...PINE GROVE...
GUTHRIE...FAIRBANKS...MILLHAVEN AND PERRYVILLE.

LAT...LON 3250 9191 3241 9214 3257 9222 3270 9206
      3269 9205 3270 9204 3271 9204 3270 9203
      3271 9197 3268 9197 3266 9194 3267 9192
      3266 9191 3260 9193 3251 9190
TIME...MOT...LOC 1251Z 237DEG 54KT 3253 9210

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
810 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 AM     LIGHTNING        3 W RED CHUTE           32.57N  93.66W
04/27/2016                   BOSSIER            LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            LIGHTNING STRIKES A HOME IN THE STONEBRIDGE
            NEIGHBORHOOD. CREATED SMALL FIRE AND HOLE IN ROOF.

&&

EVENT NUMBER SHV1600387

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